That’s because the annual display of floating fiberglass is getting some publicity help from late actor John Wayne, a onetime Newport Beach resident whose famed boat will be opened up for tours and John Wayne movie screenings.

The 136-foot Wild Goose, normally used by the local Hornblower Cruises charter company, will host expo visitors who will see the wet bar where Wayne mixed his cocktails and the poker table where he played cards with the likes of Dean Martin and Bob Hope. Wayne’s films will also be screened continuously aboard the Wild Goose.

More than 200 other vessels will also be on display, ranging from sailboats to trawlers to sport-fishing powerboats. Many of the watercraft “have amenities typically found in luxury homes, like granite countertops, hardwood flooring, state-of-the-art entertainment systems and plasma TVs,” expo officials said in a statement.

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